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@KayOhtie @SuperMoosie @byjp @zatnosk legal space is simple, TOS only applies to the service you're using. You're not using Bluesky, you're not using my instance.

For a TOS to apply you have to accept it in some fashion, most of these sites do this by either a passive "if you continue to use this site you implicitly accept the TOS" (and that can only reasonably apply while you're actively browsing the site, not for relayed fediverse messages) or a "to create an account you have to accept the TOS".

It's the same legal grounds as whether or not Yahoo's terms of service apply when I email someone who has a Yahoo account.

It's also a woefully flawed argument to assume that the loudest voices represent the majority. The majority don't care and the backlash just goes more to show the toxicity of Mastodon culture (and I mean Mastodon here, not ActivityPub)